Archive for the ‘Kellen sports’ Category

The background

The football league that Kellen played in last fall has an arrangement with a video production company for them to come to several games during the season, video the games, then compile a highlights dvd, complete with music and little mini-interviews of the players.  It’s got some cool graphics, and neat sound, and luckily they [...]


The one where I whine about how disappointed I am and the rest of you tell me to get a life already

Last night was Kellen’s next-to-last game of the football season.  I won’t be able to attend their final game next week, so to ME, last night’s game was the last.  I place Kellen’s first season of football in the “positive experience” category because he’s learned a lot and had fun.  (Mainly.  When he’s not whining about having [...]


Dear everyone on the other team,

My son enjoys football, but he is not particularly gifted at it.   He has had a few decent catches this year, and even made a touchdown or two.  But he is not amazingly skilled; scouts have not come looking; the NFL is not beating a path to our door.
There is most certainly no reason to [...]


Because I am the best football mom EVER!!

I am so proud of my son.
Here he is, catching a pass to make a two-point conversion in tonight’s game:

It’s really a shame not all boys are as lucky, to have a parent like me, to take such awesome photos of their accomplishments. Truly, have you ever seen such wonderful photography skills????
No, I didn’t [...]


Because I am the best football mom EVER!!

I am so proud of my son.
Here he is, catching a pass to make a two-point conversion in tonight’s game:

It’s really a shame not all boys are as lucky, to have a parent like me, to take such awesome photos of their accomplishments. Truly, have you ever seen such wonderful photography skills????
No, I didn’t [...]


The beginning, middle and end. And by end, I mean END.

The beginning of summer, we spent our time sitting and watching this:

The middle of summer, we spent our time sitting and watching this:

And now, can you guess how we’re going to spend our time the END of this summer?

(this was that jumping-and-rolling-over-your-teammate exercise, which as far as I’m concerned, they all looked a little like [...]


The beginning, middle and end. And by end, I mean END.

The beginning of summer, we spent our time sitting and watching this:

The middle of summer, we spent our time sitting and watching this:

And now, can you guess how we’re going to spend our time the END of this summer?

(this was that jumping-and-rolling-over-your-teammate exercise, which as far as I’m concerned, they all looked a little like [...]